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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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