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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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