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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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