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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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