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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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