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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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