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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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