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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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