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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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