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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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