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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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