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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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