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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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