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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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