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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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