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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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