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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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