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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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