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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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