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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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