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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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