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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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