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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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