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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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