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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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