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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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