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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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