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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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