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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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