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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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