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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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