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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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