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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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