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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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