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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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