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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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