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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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