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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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