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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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