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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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