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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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