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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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