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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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