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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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