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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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