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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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