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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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