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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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