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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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