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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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