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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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