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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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