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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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