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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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