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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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