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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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