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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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