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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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