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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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