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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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