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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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