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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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