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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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