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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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