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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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