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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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