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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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