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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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