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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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