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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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