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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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