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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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