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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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