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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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