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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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