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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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