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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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