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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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