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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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