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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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