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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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