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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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