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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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