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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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