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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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