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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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