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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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