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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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