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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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