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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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