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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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