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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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