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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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