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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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