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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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