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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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