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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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