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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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