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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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