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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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