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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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