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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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