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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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