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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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