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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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