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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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