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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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