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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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