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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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