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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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