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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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