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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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