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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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