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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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