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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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