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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling 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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