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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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