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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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