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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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