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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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