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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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