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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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