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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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