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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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