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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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