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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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