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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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