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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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