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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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