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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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