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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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