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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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