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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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