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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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