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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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