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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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