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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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