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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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