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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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