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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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