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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book 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 talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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