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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure 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 massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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