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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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