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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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