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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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