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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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