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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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