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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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