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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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