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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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