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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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