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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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