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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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