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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates 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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