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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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