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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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