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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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