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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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