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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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