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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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