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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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