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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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