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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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