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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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