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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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