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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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