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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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