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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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