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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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