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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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