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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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