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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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