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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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