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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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