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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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