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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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