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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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