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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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