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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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