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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key 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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