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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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