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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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