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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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