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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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