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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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