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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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