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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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