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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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