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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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