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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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