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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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