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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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