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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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