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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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