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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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