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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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