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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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