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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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