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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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