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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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