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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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