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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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