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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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