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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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