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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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