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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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