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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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