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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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