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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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