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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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