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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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