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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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