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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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