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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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