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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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