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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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