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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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