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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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