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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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