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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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