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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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