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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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