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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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