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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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