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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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