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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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