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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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