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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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