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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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