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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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