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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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