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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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