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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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