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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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