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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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