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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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