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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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