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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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