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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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