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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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