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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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