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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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