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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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