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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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