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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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