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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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