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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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