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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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