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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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