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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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