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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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