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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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