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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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