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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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