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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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