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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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