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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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