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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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