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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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