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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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