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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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