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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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