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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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