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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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