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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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