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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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