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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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