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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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