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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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