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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth 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 mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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