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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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