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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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