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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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