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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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