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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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