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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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