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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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