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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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