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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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