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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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