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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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