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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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