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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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