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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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