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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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