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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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