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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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