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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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