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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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