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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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