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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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