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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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