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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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