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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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