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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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