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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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