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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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