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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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