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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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