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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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