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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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