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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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