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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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