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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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