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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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