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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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