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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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