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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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