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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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