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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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