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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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