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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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