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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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