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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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