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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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