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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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