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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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