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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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