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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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