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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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