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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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