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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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