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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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