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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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