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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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