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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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