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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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