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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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