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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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