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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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