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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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