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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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