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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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