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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping 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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