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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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