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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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