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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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