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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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