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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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