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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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