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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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