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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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