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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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