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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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