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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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