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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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