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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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