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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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