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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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