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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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