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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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