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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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