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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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