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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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