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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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