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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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