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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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