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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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