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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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