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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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