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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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