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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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