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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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