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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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