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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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