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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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