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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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