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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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