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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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