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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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