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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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