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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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