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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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