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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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