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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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