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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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