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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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