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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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