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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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