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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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