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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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