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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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