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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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