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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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