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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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