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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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