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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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