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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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