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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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