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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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