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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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