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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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