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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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