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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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