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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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