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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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