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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews 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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