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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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