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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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