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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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