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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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