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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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