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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the 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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