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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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