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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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