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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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