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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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