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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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