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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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