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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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