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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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