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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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