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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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