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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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