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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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