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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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