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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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