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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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