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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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