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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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