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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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