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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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