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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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