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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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