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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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