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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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