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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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