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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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