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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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