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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses 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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