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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major 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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