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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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