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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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