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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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