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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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