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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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