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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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