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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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