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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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