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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner 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 abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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