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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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