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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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