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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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