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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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