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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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