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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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