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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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