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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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