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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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