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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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