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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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