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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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