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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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