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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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