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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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