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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details 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 subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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