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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the 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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