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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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