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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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