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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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