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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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