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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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