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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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