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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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