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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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