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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key 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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