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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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