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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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