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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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