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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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