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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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