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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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