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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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