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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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