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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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