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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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