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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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