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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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