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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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