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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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