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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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