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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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