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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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