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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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