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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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