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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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