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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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