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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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