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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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