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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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