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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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