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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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