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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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