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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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