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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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