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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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