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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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