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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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