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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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