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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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