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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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