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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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