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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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