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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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