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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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