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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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