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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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