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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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