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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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