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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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