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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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