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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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